Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 1.1.7

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अगस्तिरुवाच ।
उभाभ्यामेव पक्षाभ्यां यथा खे पक्षिणां गतिः ।
तथैव ज्ञानकर्मभ्यां जायते परमं पदम् ॥ ७ ॥

agastiruvāca |
ubhābhyāmeva pakṣābhyāṃ yathā khe pakṣiṇāṃ gatiḥ |
tathaiva jñānakarmabhyāṃ jāyate paramaṃ padam || 7 ||

Agasti replied:—As the flight of birds in the air is effected by means of both their wings, so the highest state of emancipation is attained through the instrumentality of both knowledge and acts.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.1.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agasti, Ubha, Eva, Paksha, Yatha, Kha, Pakshin, Gati, Tatha, Jnanakarma, Bha, Jayat, Paramam, Parama, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 1.1.7). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “agastiruvāca ”
agastir -
agasti (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “ubhābhyāmeva pakṣābhyāṃ yathā khe pakṣiṇāṃ gatiḥ ”
ubhābhyām -
ubha (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

ubha (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

ubhā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pakṣābhyām -
pakṣa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

pakṣa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]

pakṣā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
yathā -
yathā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

yathā (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
khe -
kha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

khā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pakṣiṇām -
pakṣin (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

pakṣin (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]
gatiḥ -
gati (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

gati (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 3: “tathaiva jñānakarmabhyāṃ jāyate paramaṃ padam ”
tathai -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tatha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tatha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aiva -
√i (verb class 2)

[imperfect active first dual]
jñānakarma -
jñānakarma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

jñānakarma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhyā -
bhī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

bhā (noun, masculine)

[locative single]
ām -
ā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
jāyate -
√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]

√jai (verb class 1)

[present middle third single]

√jan (verb class 4)

[present middle third single]
paramam -
paramam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

parama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

paramā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
padam -
pada (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]